species 5,806 observations
Bristly Locust
Robinia hispida
Field notes
Supports All
39
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Silver-spotted Skipper, Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth, Black Locust Leafminer, Chrysaster ostensackenella
33
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid, Locust Gall Midge
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Black Locust Treehopper
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Hobomok Skipper, Stictocephala brevitylus
3
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Habit
- Multi stemmed Rounded Spreading
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.